Sharjah is the first to qualify for the semi-finals of the Professional League Cup

Sharjah reached the semi-finals of the UAE Professional League Cup (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup), defeating its guest Al Wahda 4-2 in the return match, today, Sunday, compensating for its 0-1 defeat in the first leg.
The match was exciting at the beginning, as the video technology (VAR) prevented Tunisian Firas Balarabi from entering the history of the Professional Cup, after he scored the fastest goal in the competition after 36 seconds, following a rebound from the Al-Wahda goalkeeper, which he completed in the goal.
But the “King”‘s smile did not last long after Luan Pereira was able to score the lead goal, following Firas Balarabi’s corner, and headed it into the roof of the goal (4).
The Sharjah goalkeeper played the starring role when he blocked Ottilie alone after a cross that hit the Sharjah defense, preserving his team’s lead in the first half.
In the second half, Sharjah was able to double the score by scoring the second goal following a mistake by goalkeeper Mohammed Al Shamsi and Aladdin Zuhair, which Caio Lucas took advantage of and easily put the ball into the goal (52).
Hope returned to Al-Wahda, which won a penalty kick after Shaheen Abdel-Rahman intervened against Arkenov, and Omar Khribin jumped in and scored it in the “Panenka” style in the 59th minute.
Sharjah returned to expand the gap again by scoring the third goal from “friendly fire”, when Aladdin Zuhair tried to clear the ball from inside the box, putting it in a difficult place, with Ahmed Nour Allah and the goalkeeper unable to clear the ball (70).
Sharjah received a new gift from Al Wahda’s defense, which allowed Caio Lucas to pass and shoot from a difficult angle, adding his second personal goal and the fourth for his “77” team.